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Duncanchina Posted 20 years ago
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help! what does the phrase "got the bandwagon rolling" mean?

i am doing translation and i find it, especially the words in red, really hard to understand, help me! orz...


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Hlinko, Kofinis and Margulies had the insight to see the post-Sept. 11 wisdom of the Democratic Party nominating the kind of Democrat that no Republican consultant had experience running against, a four-star general.

They got the bandwagon rolling with a Web site, energetic self-promotion, and an ultra-low budget TV ad campaign.
  

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Hello Duncanchina. A bandwagon is an activity that more and more people are becoming involved in - for instance - the World Cup bandwagon is starting to roll. I hope that it will help you.

  • Hello Duncanchina.
  • A bandwagon is an activity that more and more people are becoming involved in - for instance - the World Cup bandwagon is starting to roll.
  • I hope that it will help you.
  • Jay
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Hello Duncanchina.

A bandwagon is an activity that more and more people are becoming involved in - for instance - the World Cup bandwagon is starting to roll.

I hope that it will help you. Jay
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o, got it! thanks a million, Jay
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You are welcome Duncanchina. Emotion: smile
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People usually say I am on the bandwagon or off the bandwagon.

For instance, if you think your football team (Manchester United for example) is going to win the championship this year, you would ask "who is on the Man U bandwagon with me? Como on folks, there is a lot of room still!"

But seeing that the team is not doing very well, a lot of supporter may claim, I am off t

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